22-404: The third season of Superstore , the U.S. television series, was ordered on February 14, 2017. The season premiered on September 28, 2017, and contained 22 episodes. The series continues to air in the same timeslot Thursday at 8:00 PM, though the episode "Christmas Eve" aired on Tuesday, December 5. The season concluded on May 3, 2018. Superstore follows a group of employees working at Cloud 9,
44-922: A fictional big-box store in St. Louis , Missouri . The ensemble and supporting cast features America Ferrera , Ben Feldman , Lauren Ash , Colton Dunn , Nico Santos , Nichole Bloom and Mark McKinney . It was announced on July 28, 2017, that Kelly Stables had been cast in a recurring role as new Cloud 9 employee named Kelly, who, as a recently divorced woman, strikes up a relationship with Ben Feldman 's character Jonah. On May 14, 2017, NBC originally announced that Superstore would be moving its timeslot from Thursday at 8:00 PM to Tuesday at 9:00 PM with returning series This Is Us anchoring Thursday night. However, on May 30, 2017, NBC reverted its decision and moved it back to its original timeslot along with returning comedies The Good Place , Will & Grace and Great News . Superstore (TV series) Superstore
66-536: A nice little sitcom that could’ve used a little more attention." After the series aired its Olympics special, Variety wrote that the show was "a funny, pointed and essential workplace comedy", and that "there are no weak links in [the] ensemble". The second season was lauded by critics and has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on reviews from seven critics. The third season has 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 11 critics. The site's consensus reads, " Superstore graduates from
88-559: A score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes based on nine reviews. The sixth season has received positive reviews with a score of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews. In December 2020, it was reported that a spin-off, titled Bo & Cheyenne and starring Johnny Pemberton and Nichole Sakura , was in early development at NBC. The series was to be a co-production between Spitzer Holding Company , The District , and Universal Television , with Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu as writers. On March 25, 2021, following Superstore ' s series finale,
110-409: A series regular for the fifth season. After NBC had initially announced the sixth season renewal of the series, the network revealed on February 28, 2020, that series star America Ferrera, would be departing the series at the end of the fifth season citing a desire to work on new projects and to spend more time with her family. After production of the fifth season was cut short by one episode due to
132-473: A tonally jumbled presentation and thin, formulaic writing." As the first season went along, reviews started to become more positive. Following the finale "Labor", the Los Angeles Times called it one of TV's best new comedies." Pilot Viruet of The A.V. Club wrote that the "first season ... got better and more confident as it moved on", and that the first-season finale "is a nice little cap to
154-753: Is a fictional big box store . In addition to typical American everyday products, Cloud 9 sells guns, liquor, and has a pharmacy. Cloud 9 has its own credit union for its employees in addition to a photo studio . The mascot for Cloud 9 was Daniel Hertzler (as Kyle the Cloud 9 Cloud ), until he was arrested and charged with cannibalism . The corporation, which is based in Chicago, Illinois , does not offer paid maternity leave , health insurance , or paid overtime to its employees. Under Cloud 9 policy, employees may take one bathroom break per shift and are allotted 15 minutes for lunch. In an effort to control what
176-622: Is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from November 30, 2015, to March 25, 2021. The series was created and produced by Justin Spitzer . Starring America Ferrera and Ben Feldman (who both also serve as executive producers ), Superstore follows a group of employees working at Cloud 9, a fictional big-box chain store in St. Louis , Missouri . The ensemble cast includes Lauren Ash , Colton Dunn , Nico Santos , Nichole Sakura , Mark McKinney , and Kaliko Kauahi . A Spanish-language adaptation, titled Supertitlán , debuted on
198-453: Is happening in the individual stores, all locks and lights, as well as temperature and music, are controlled from the corporate office. In 2017, Cloud 9 changed its store brand from Halo to Super Cloud. The store also has its own magazine called Stratus . The main characters for the show work at Store 1217, the "Ozark Highlands" store, which is located in St. Louis , Missouri , on Ozark Highlands Road. The store fell under Jeff Sutton, who
220-544: The COVID-19 pandemic , Ferrera noted her departure from the show might be delayed into season 6 in order to give her character's arc a proper closure. Ultimately, Ferrera was in the first two episodes of the sixth season as well as the final three episodes. Different Cloud 9 store locations have appeared in other series produced by NBCUniversal Television, including Hulu 's The Mindy Project , NBC's Good Girls , I Feel Bad and Kenan . The Cloud 9 Superstore
242-449: The 2016–17 season. The second season premiered on September 22, 2016, with a 22-episode order that was announced on September 23, 2016. The season concluded on May 4, 2017. A special Olympics-themed episode aired on August 19, 2016, during the network's coverage of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics . On February 21, 2018, NBC renewed the series for a 22-episode fourth season, which premiered on October 4, 2018. On March 4, 2019, NBC renewed
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#1732791831431264-493: The Mexican television network Azteca 7 on May 30, 2022. The series was one of three pilots picked up by NBC on January 14, 2015. The series was the first project for Ruben Fleischer 's newly-formed company, The District , as part of a two-year deal with Universal, as he directed the pilot episode. Superstore was officially picked up as a series by NBC on May 7, 2015. The first season consisted of eleven episodes after
286-465: The clearance section of network comedies to stake its claim as one of the most lovable ensembles on television, fleshing out its charming cast while expertly teasing out its central romance." The fourth season received critical acclaim with critics saying " Superstore remains a furtively fearless riot in its comedic approach to heavy, timely issues." with a score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 15 reviews. The fifth season received critical acclaim with
308-452: The episode order was reduced from thirteen on October 19, 2015. NBC announced on November 2, 2015, that the series would premiere on Monday, January 4, 2016, but before the premiere it would air two back-to-back episodes on November 30, 2015, following The Voice . On February 23, 2016, the series was renewed for a second season by NBC. On May 15, 2016, NBC announced that the series would lead off its Thursday night primetime programming in
330-567: The highest rated NBC comedy that did not have The Voice as a lead-in since The Michael J. Fox Show back in September 2013. On Metacritic , the first season has a score of 58 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews" based on reviews from 21 critics. On Rotten Tomatoes , the first season has a 66% rating, based on reviews from 35 critics, with an average rating of 5.00/10. The site's consensus is: " Superstore ' s talented cast and obvious potential are slightly overshadowed by
352-441: The male lead on Superstore , as Jonah, a new employee at the superstore Cloud 9. Three days later, TVLine announced on March 16, 2015, that America Ferrera had been given the female lead as the floor supervisor Amy in the Cloud 9 store. It was also reported that Ferrera was also a producer for the show. On May 22, 2019, NBC announced that recurring cast member Kaliko Kauahi who portrays Cloud 9 worker Sandra had been upped to
374-423: The often-sarcastic peanut gallery and coworker, McKinney was cast to be Glenn, the religiously well meaning store manager, and Santos would be playing Mateo, another new employee and a brown-noser from an impoverished background. On March 12, 2015, Nichole Sakura was announced to have joined the show as Cheyenne, a pregnant teenage employee. Deadline announced on March 13, 2015, that Ben Feldman had landed
396-450: The series for a fifth season, which premiered on September 26, 2019. On February 11, 2020, the series was renewed for a sixth season. In March 2020, production on the show was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic , which resulted in the fifth season having 21 episodes instead of the originally-planned 22. The sixth season began filming on September 8, 2020. The season premiered on October 29, 2020. In December 2020, NBC announced that
418-486: The showrunners stated that they did not factor the potential spin-off into the episode because its development was still in early stages. The following day Kyle said in an interview that the project appeared dead, stating, "Unfortunately, yesterday, NBC notified us that they're not going forward with the Superstore spin-off." In February 2021, it was reported that a Spanish-language adaptation, titled Supertitlán ,
440-499: The sixth season would be its last. Production on the final season was completed on February 28, 2021. The series finale aired on March 25, 2021. It was announced on February 20, 2015, that Lauren Ash had been cast as a series regular, and would be playing Dina, the store's assistant manager. On March 2, 2015, Deadline reported that Superstore had added three other cast members: Colton Dunn , Mark McKinney and Nico Santos . The website reported that Dunn would be playing Garrett,
462-672: Was district manager from 2006 to 2018, and then again from late 2020 (formerly Laurie Neustadt in 2018 and Maya from 2019 to 2020). The store was destroyed by a tornado during the season 2 finale and reopened during the season 3 premiere. Other Cloud 9 locations include Kirkwood , Fenton , Easton , and Bel-Ridge . Additionally, there are locations mentioned in Austin, Texas , and Detroit, Michigan . Cloud 9 has locations in multiple countries, with stores in Beijing , Mumbai , Paris , Vancouver , Taipei , and Mexico City . The pilot
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#1732791831431484-613: Was shot at a redressed Kmart in Burbank, California (with Kmart signage visible throughout the episode), but the rest of the series was shot on sets constructed on two soundstages. The series debuted as a "preview" on November 30, 2015, following an episode of The Voice with seven million viewers, making it the second highest new comedy behind Life in Pieces . The series then moved to its regular Monday at 8:00 pm timeslot on January 4, 2016, with more than six million viewers making
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